University of Mindanao president Dr. Guillermo P. Torres Jr. presented cash gifts to the 23 topnotchers of the LET and NLE exams on Monday, Dec. 17. UM alumni had 22 Licensure Examination for Teachers board topnotchers in the Elementary and Secondary levels; and 11 topnotchers come from UM Main Davao; seven from UM Digos;...

Anticipation was high as students and faculty gathered to cheer on their representatives to the annual Mutya ng UM pageant at the University of Mindanao gymnasium at the Matina campus last Thursday, December 14. After long yet fun hours rehearsing and building up the confidence to face the audience and the judges, as well...

Graduates from the University of Mindanao placed back-to-back top placer results in the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) and Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE) released last Friday, Dec .7. A total of 22 Umians were in the top spots of the LET, with Samuel John Parreño from the UM Digos College topping the LET for...

The University of Mindanao’s former assistant dean for the College of Legal Education received a Presidential Citation from Malacanang Palace for his valuable input during the country’s chairmanship of the ASEAN 2017. Photos courtesy of Atty. Roland Pondoc Atty. Roland Pondoc, CPA is presently commissioner for the Commission on Audit and served in various capacities...

Recognition for its programs and special citations for exemplary accomplishments in the past year and in recent months abounded for the University of Mindanao during the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) Assembly last Dec. 4 in Manila. The university was handed the following awards: university with the 2nd highest...

UMian Mark Anthony Garvida along with teammates from UP Diliman and De La Salle University cinched the third spot in the Group Final Big Idea Case Study of the Markprof Foundation (MPF) with their ‘Add On! Fun On!’ study, a business proposal that aimed to create more revenue for Cebu Pacific. The winners of...

The University of Mindanao’s annual mid-year graduation rites will see 1, 285 graduates across the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs; as well as the technical school, receive their hard earned credentials on December 5 at the SMX Convention Center in SM Lanang. Exemplary graduates will also be handed their awards at the baccalaureate ceremonies...

The most prestigious national recognition for organizational excellence was given to the University of Mindanao, represented by school president Dr. Guillermo P. Torres Jr, Wednesday afternoon in a ceremony attended by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at Malacañang Palace. Accompanying Dr. Torres was his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Torres, the UM board of directors, and UM...

Besting more than 3, 000 submissions from across the world, 22-year old Jeuz Sumangil took home $2, 000 as among the five grand winners in Talenthouse’s poster making contest for the movie Marvel movie Venom, set to screen this year. According to The Philippine Star, the poster making contest was a partnership between Talenthouse,...